Rainfall simulator for field runoff studies

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 454-455, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-81

  Abudi, I ^a   Carmi, G ^a   Berliner, P ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Drop distribution; Drop energy; Drop velocity; Infiltration; Rainfall simulator; Soil crust

Indexed keywords

CRUST FORMATIONS; DISTRIBUTION OF WATER; DISTURBED SOIL; DROP DISTRIBUTION; DROP VELOCITY; ENERGY FLUXES; FIELD STUDIES; FIELD TRIAL; HIGH ENERGY; LOW-INTENSITY RAINFALL; NATURAL FIELD CONDITIONS; RAIN-INTENSITY; RAINFALL SIMULATIONS; RAINFALL SIMULATORS; SOIL CRUSTING; SOIL CRUSTS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL SURFACES; TERMINAL VELOCITY;

DROPS; EROSION; INFILTRATION; RUNOFF; SOILS;

RAIN;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ENERGY FLUX; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SOIL CRUSTING; SOIL EROSION; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VELOCITY;

EID: 84863858668     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.05.056     Document Type: Article

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